Olu Samuel, Lokoja

The Kogi state government has spent N20 billion since the establishment of the state owned University,KSU in two years.

The state Commissioner for Education Wemi Jones disclosed this on Thursday in a keynote address delivered at the Professor Mathew Ajibero’ memorial lecture delivered by Professor Lamidi Kehinde of the Kogi state University, Kabba.

“The amount consists of N6 billion on administrative block , lecture theatres and class rooms while N8 billion have so far been spent on Senate building, faculty of science,male and female hostels.

The Commissioner said that the kind of development that the University has brought to Gbeleko host community has been unprecedented in view of the masive injection of fund for the development of the institution.

“The University has brought viable commercial activities to Gbeleko community which happens to be Late Professor Ajibero’ s community and I know Ajibero’ himself would be grateful to the state government for what has been done to his community through the establishment of the Kogi state University, Kabba.

He said that the state government was totally committed to the development of technical education and would continue to do so haven realised the enormous potential technical education can bring to the state.

The guest lecturer, Professor Lamidi Kehinde called on the state government to cultivate political will and increase the funds allocation for vocational education which he said was the future of the country.

“The era of white collar job is long gone, vocational training is the future which every youth should embrace” the Professor added.

Late Professor Mathew Ajibero was a former Rector of Kogi state Polytechnic